Kidderminster Harriers clash named in match-fixing probe

The Skrill Conference clash at Aggborough on December 13 last year – which Harriers lost 3-1 – is one of 13 English fixtures under scrutiny in a report made to the European Parliament by Federbet, an organisation of top European casino owners and bookmakers which monitors suspicious gambling patterns.

It claims more match-fixing took place in England than in any other country.

A spokesman for Harriers said: "We aren't aware of any investigation into this game and until that's the case it's one for the FA's integrity department."

Kidderminster lost the game after taking a first-half lead, with Alfreton scoring three times after the break. Harriers also had Amari Morgan-Smith sent off before two late goals.

Ten of the fixtures named in the report took place in the Conference Premier, North and South.

The other was a Women's Super League game, Notts County v Everton on April 20, the first time women's football has been publicly implicated in match-fixing.

Two League of Wales games were also identified as having been corrupted, taking the UK's total of 'fixed' matches to 13.

Federbet, which is based in Brussels, accused football's authorities of failing to do enough to tackle the problem.

Including several Champions League and Europa League ties, 110 matches were identified as having been fixed, with suspicions over a further 350. The total of 460 possibly-fixed matches was up 20 per cent from the previous year, Federbet said. Its general secretary, Francesco Baranca, added: "Every day, all around the world, there is an attempt at match-fixing. And this virus is getting bigger and bigger."

The red-flagged Champions League and Europa League ties were all from the qualifying rounds.